2005 in South Korea explained

Events from the year 2005 in South Korea.

Incumbents

• President: Roh Moo-hyun^[1]
• Prime Minister

Lee Hae-chan

Events

• July 8: 42nd Grand Bell Awards
• September 8: Manhunt International 2005
• November 27: 2005 Mnet Asian Music Awards
• December 1: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is established.
• 2005 anti-Japanese demonstrations
• X-file scandal
• The Peace Dam is completed.^[2]

Sport

• South Korea at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games
• South Korea at the 2005 East Asian Games
• South Korea at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
• 2005 Asian Athletics Championships
• 2005 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships
• 2005 EAFF Women's Football Championship
• 2005 in South Korean football

Film

• List of South Korean films of 2005

Births

• February 21 - Hong Hwa-ri, actress
• July 8 - Kim Ji-young, actress
• October 17 - Hwang Min-woo, actor, singer, and dancer

Deaths

• February 22 - Lee Eun-ju, actress (b. 1980)

See also

• 2005 in South Korean music

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roh Moo-Hyun president of South Korea . Encyclopedia Britannica . 2 January 2020 . en.
2. Web site: Sang-Hun . Choe . Peace Dam Still Waits for the Flood That Never Came . The New York Times . 2 January 2020 . 28 August 2007.